Stores Materials Team Leader

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Stores Materials Team Leader to enhance hospital operational effectiveness. This full-time role involves managing stock control processes and supporting procurement activities within a dynamic Facilities team, crucial for patient safety and service continuity.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Clear career pathways

Qualifications

• Experience in a materials management role is essential.
• Skills in team leadership and stock control are required.
• Ability to provide a professional replenishment service.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in stock control processes and support procurement.
• Ensure timely receipt and distribution of goods to departments.
• Provide cover for Facilities Site Logistics Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service orientation

Stock management

Job description

The Materials Management and Stores Team at the Sutton site is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Stores Materials Team Leader to join their dynamic Facilities team. This full-time position is crucial to the smooth operation of our internal receipting, stock replenishment, and distribution services, ensuring departments across the hospital receive the right products at the right time.

As a key member of the Facilities and Logistics service, you will lead a team of Materials Management staff, manage stock control processes, and support the procurement and ordering of goods. You will also provide vital cover and support to the Facilities Site Logistics Manager, helping to maintain service continuity and uphold patient safety standards.

The primary responsibility of the Facilities Stores Materials Management Team Leader is to provide support to the Materials Management and internal receipting and distribution services.

Ensure wards and departments continue to receive the right products in good time in order to maintain operational effectiveness and patient safety.

The Facilities Stores Materials Management Team Leader will be an integral part of sourcing, procuring and ordering goods and products in partnership with and on behalf of key stakeholders both internally and with partnering organisations.

The post holder provides support and cover for the Facilities Site Logistics Manager on the Sutton Site, ensuring continuity of service during periods of absence. As well as providing general Stores duties - goods receipt and delivery.

Ensure the provision of a professional and customer focussed replenishment service to user departments through the local Supply Chain and Logistics Team.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Darren Roberts Job title: Facilities and Site Logistic Manager Email address: [e-mail]